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under Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University School Entrepreneurship deepens in relevance
Entrepreneurship to (ANGRAU). The objective of the programme was with CBSE and EDII joining hands to strengthen it
to enhance awareness of the concept and practice
Rural India of agriculture-related entrepreneurship. The focus
was on imparting an understanding and skills in ioneer in entrepreneurship education, EDII d e v e l o p m e n t ; e x p a n d i n g s c o p e o f
the areas of pitching, market, consumer behavior, has been actively involved in creating an entrepreneurship in social, corporate and public
0 percent of India resides in rural areas. and inculcating entrepreneurial spirit and Pentrepreneur friendly society and sectors; entrepreneurial mind-set among school
Most of these people depend on agriculture competence to set up venture in different areas ecosystem. The Institute advocates the students; entrepreneurial and employability skills
7and allied activities for livelihood. Some related to agriculture. importance of impressing upon the ideals of & techniques for developing entrepreneurial
sustain; some barely survive. Agriculture in most entrepreneurship at a young age. To facilitate mindset among school students.
The programme was attended by 40 participants
regions is, to a great extent, devoid of innovation development of entrepreneurial personality
and the sessions covered varied topics including; Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII, expressing
and is not in sync with the latest trends or the among children and youth, EDII has been regularly
agri business plan, agri logistics & value chain, his opinion said, “Like any other subject,
market demands. Entrepreneurship in agriculture undertaking several initiatives and activities.
market research, business opportunities entrepreneurship is also a dynamic and practical
has the potential to induce dynamism in this field.
identification, soft skills for interpersonal In line with this mandate, EDII in association with field, which requires a certain level of
Agri business is an emerging domain that
communication, business model canvas, team CBSE organised an orientation programme for familiarisation and orientation to stay in pace with
comprises agricultural and contract cultivation,
building & leadership, agri innovations and related school teachers on 'Inculcating Entrepreneurial latest trends. Initiatives like 'Atmanirbhar Bharat,'
seed supply, fertilizer, farm machines, farm
areas. The sessions were quite interactive with a Mindset among Students.' The session was 'Start-up India,' 'Swachh Bharat,' etc. have had a
equipment, wholesale and distribution,
blend of classroom discussions and practical attended by over 1000 school teachers, principals positive impact on entrepreneurship. The new
marketing, food production and so on. Agri-
approach. and parents of various CBSE schools across India. education policy also gives substantial focus on
business requires an entrepreneurial approach The aim was to strengthen entrepreneurship encouraging entrepreneurship and, in this context,
with an understanding of the market and consumer Expressing his views, Dr. Satya Acharya, programme in schools by training and familiarising training of teachers is going to be a key focus area.
dynamics. Alterations in consumer preferences, Programme Director said, “This training teachers on the relevance of introducing students Hence, it is important to help teachers understand
demand for nutritive food, increased rural programme must push start a new wave of to the concept of entrepreneurship at an early age. the modalities of entrepreneurship, counselling
unemployment, food grain wastage due to lack of thinking, this unleashing a new era of and guidance.” Dr. Shukla discussed various
stockpiling etc., have tremendously risen scope for entrepreneurship. Agri entrepreneurship abounds To instil self-confidence, problem-solving pedagogical tools and approaches to develop
agri-business opportunities in India and across the in opportunities and several young people, are competence and innovation among school entrepreneurship at the school level.
globe. exploring its potential. I am glad this programme students, CBSE has introduced a course on
entrepreneurship for all its affiliate schools in The interactive session also touched upon various
was well received. The business plans are
Against this backdrop, EDII organized a 4- week Classes XI & XII. polices and schemes introduced by the
promising. I see many pioneers in the making.”
Institutional Development training programme on Government to help in the growth of
Speaking about the need to create awareness
'Agro Based Entrepreneurship' under World Bank The participants appreciated the knowledge entrepreneurship in India. In addition, the session
NAHEP Project. The training programme was held received. They expressed having got exposure to among teachers and to orient them about delved into making classroom learning of
entrepreneurship education, Dr. Biswajit Saha,
during Feb 15 to March 12, at the campus for B.Sc new opportunities and scope in the area of agri Director, Skill and Education Training, CBSE, said, entrepreneurship experiential.
agriculture students of five accredited colleges entrepreneurship.
“Creation of an entrepreneurial mind-set cannot be Mr. R. P. Singh, Joint Secretary, Department of Skill
separated from the core curriculum. The new Education, CBSE and Dr. Lalit Sharma, Faculty,
education policy categorically focusses on this EDII, also addressed the participants and spoke
Dr. Pankaj Bharti, aspect. A lot of innovation and creative thinking about the various nuances and perspectives of
Faculty, EDII also needs to come from the faculty group. Faculty entrepreneurship to the attendees.
interacting with members need to come forward with their ideas on
the students of Both CBSE and EDII felt the need to work jointly
embedding entrepreneurship in the main
Acharya N. G. towards developing entrepreneurship education
Ranga curricula.” Dr. Saha also suggested conducting at school level. Dr. Sunil Shukla offered to provide
Agricultural contests for students/teachers as well as faculty
University during development trainings to make learning more short term training to school teachers on teaching
the training meaningful. entrepreneurship. He also offered to provide
mentoring and guidance support to schools. The
The session was conducted online and covered suggestion was welcomed by CBSE and the
topics like role of entrepreneurship in national modalities of working jointly were discussed.

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